Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Thank
you for visiting the Illinois Election-Problems Clearinghouse! If you
have not yet voted, please review our press release, "Don't Vote Early".

The
February 5 primary will be the fifth election in which Chicago and Cook
County will depend on electronic voting machines. The first two
elections, in 2006, were so stricken with problems that the national
newsmedia compared Chicago to Florida; and both Chicago and Cook County
suspended payments to the voting-machine vendor. Despite assurances
from the vendor, these problems recurred in last year's elections.

In the face of such continued setbacks, we again offer this blog--1) To help citizens route their reports of election problems.2) To collect and preserve citizens' writeups of problems.3) To allow each citizen to publish his/her writeup on the Internet--instantly, word for word. (We believe this service to be a first.)

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Here are the Posting Guidelines:* Very long reports are OK.* Please specify-- 1) your county, 2) your town, 3) your ward, 4) the date and time of occurrence.* Your name and precinct are desirable, but optional.* You may use "Anonymous" as your identity.* Check back later for responses.

I
learned today (January 31, 2008) that early voting in Chicago requires
the prospective voter to show a government issued photo ID. This seems
like the camel's nose under the tent on this contentious issue, since
in our computer age judges should be able to verify signatures just as
they are during the regular election. The regular election does not
require the prospective voter to show a government ID. --Neal Resnikoff